Standard_M32bs_v3
Standard_M32bs_v3 is an Azure VM size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $2.79 per hour on demand ($2,036.70 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.645 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5156 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $2.79 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.65 | $0.9761 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.645 | $0.9761 | $1.897 | $1.172 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.645 | $0.9761 | $1.897 | $1.172 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.645 | $0.9761 | $1.897 | $1.172 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $2.79 | – | – | – | $1.73 | $1.172 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $2.79 | – | – | – | $1.73 | $1.172 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.645 | $0.9761 | $1.897 | $1.172 |
| South India southindia | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.65 | $0.9761 | $1.73 | $1.172 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.645 | $0.9761 | $1.897 | $1.172 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.79 | $0.5156 | $1.645 | $0.9761 | $1.897 | $1.172 |
| Central US centralus | $3.153 | $0.5827 | $1.645 | $0.9761 | $1.889 | $1.167 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $3.26 | $0.6024 | $1.926 | $1.143 | $2.021 | $1.369 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $3.264 | $0.6032 | $1.926 | $1.143 | $2.024 | $1.371 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $3.344 | $0.6179 | $1.977 | $1.17 | $2.274 | $1.404 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $3.348 | $0.6187 | $1.975 | $1.171 | $2.277 | $1.406 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $3.348 | $0.6187 | $1.975 | $0.6582 | $2.277 | $1.406 |
| North Europe northeurope | $3.35 | $0.6191 | $1.975 | $0.6582 | $2.278 | $1.407 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.35 | $0.6191 | $1.975 | $1.172 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $3.35 | $0.6191 | $1.975 | $1.172 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $3.366 | $0.622 | $1.99 | $1.177 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $3.487 | $0.6445 | $2.062 | $1.22 | $2.372 | $1.465 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $3.511 | $0.6488 | $2.076 | $1.228 | – | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $3.627 | $0.6703 | $2.139 | $1.269 | $2.466 | $1.523 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $3.63 | $0.6708 | $2.14 | $1.269 | $2.251 | $1.525 |
| West Europe westeurope | $3.63 | $0.6708 | $2.139 | $0.7131 | $2.468 | $1.525 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $3.767 | $0.696 | $2.227 | $1.318 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $3.906 | $0.7218 | $2.304 | $1.367 | $2.656 | $1.641 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $3.99 | $0.7373 | $2.359 | $1.396 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $3.99 | $0.7373 | $2.359 | $1.396 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.045 | $0.7476 | $2.392 | $1.415 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $4.324 | $0.7992 | $2.557 | $1.513 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.324 | $0.7992 | $2.557 | $1.513 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $5.58 | $1.031 | $3.292 | $1.953 | $3.46 | $2.344 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.79 | $1.645 | $0.9761 |
| Windows | $4.26 | $3.115 | $2.446 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 16 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 88,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M32bs_v3 |
| Family | Mbsv3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mbsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mbsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M16bs_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.40 |
| Standard_M32bs_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.79 |
| Standard_M48bs_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.18 |
| Standard_M64bs_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.58 |
| Standard_M128-64bs_v3 | 64 | 1024 | $11.16 |
| Standard_M176-88bs_v3 | 88 | 1536 | $15.34 |
| Standard_M96bs_v3 | 96 | 768 | $8.37 |
| Standard_M128bs_v3 | 128 | 1024 | $11.16 |
| Standard_M176bs_v3 | 176 | 1536 | $15.34 |
| Standard_M416bs_v3 | 416 | 3800 | $48.14 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.